INTERNATIONAL Talk in g M ac h ine R eview London Summer 1995 £3.00 ISSN 0039-9191 Vintage Sounds Events • Histories • Biographies • Discographies • CD Reviews 90 V i n t a g e N auck'S R e c o r d s We are very happy to announce our next auction; by far, the largest and finest we have produced to date. If you have never received one of our catalogs, this would be the time to start. This eighty page catalog consists of 5,000 lots, of which the following is a partial listing: The personal collection of Arthur Tracy, "The Street Singer plus 47 Berliners 180 other pre-1908 7" recordings Jules Levy 10" White Label E. 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Nauck’s Vintage Records ❖ 6323 Inway Dr. ❖ Spring, TX 77389 Phone (713) 370-7899 ❖ Fax (713) 251-7023 Nipper’s Bit Contents TMR 90 Junk Shopper's Column.....................................2806 Seems that we caused a bit of a rumpus in the last Continental Forum..............................................2809 issue with our contributor Rick Hardy's piece about the Looking at Labels................................................2810 Enigma of Ruby Helder, for more, you should read the Diary of events and fairs....................................2810 Other Magazines column written by Master, whom I Other Magazines................................................2811 am asked to state has no personal axe to grind on this Dolly Dimples (almost) Completely Annotated2812 one, its just that he likes a good puzzle, and hopes that Zonophone Champion 1907............................. 2813 no one will come to blows on this song and dance. ’Twin” Double discs ..........................................2814 The "Cinch” Talking Machine............................2815 Talking of dance, it is many a good year since we Zonophone "Cinch" 1910....................................2816 went to the local hop and twisted, bunny hopped, From the 'fifties...................................................2818 jived or rocked; Master never could the hang of a good Notes. ............................................................... 2820 old fashioned waltz or military two step, I think he Reviews............................................................... 2821 preferred to play the records, and that my friends is A Clutch of CDs by Ernie Bayly........................ 2000 another matter. 'Deejaying' and all that. But times they are a changin'; I read in a press release from The Wembley Conference and Exhibition Centre that they Now, I can't resist retelling this next story, which, if held two "contrasting dance events" in June. One Master has told it to me correctly could be embar­ featuring the "grace and serenity of the dancers from rassing for the two collectors concerned, so I will avoid Brigham Young University", well known in the United names. States of America and World Wide for their Formation It seems that "Laurel and Hardy" as I will call them, Dancing, and "dramatic Tango, spirited Espana or an. and if they object well settle it over a bowl of biscuits, all American hoe-down"; which we know is the kind of were 'junking' recently in the East End of London to thing that kindly Mr Bayly of Bournemouth likes. add to their own personal collections. All this is done However the other dance event to which "No expense with some friendly rivalry between them, and during has been spared in bringing together the entertain­ their travels, for what ever reason, they called into a ment industry's leaders from around the UK & butcher's shop. Whilst waiting in the queue to be Europe. The DJ's list reads "— and there dear reader served they witnessed a lady trying to sell the butcher we leave the direct quote prose of the PR and mar­ some 78s —and it gets better!—, the butcher declined keting world — like a (pardon the pun) Dog's Break­ the offer (perhaps his heart wasn't in it!, —I couldn't fast, names similar to Mickey Fin, Slipper Mat, Hype, resist that one. Woof, woof!!); so our intrepid pair Seduction, and an MC called Fearless. Oh! dear. But followed the lady out to her car, where "Laurel" in­ there's more and I quote "security and crowd safety troduced himself as a collector of 78s, and asked if he are always the most important aspects of any World could look at the records as he might be interested in Dance Event, the security personnel are employed to buying them. assist y o u ,.........All persons entering this event must The lady agreed to show them to him, but no agree to a full search including metal detection, anyone transaction took place for, as "Laurel" showed the found with alcohol, drugs or weapons of any kind will lady, and to which she readily agreed, he could see be refused entry." And Master grumbles about the that the records were all dished like saucers. "Laurel" restrictions placed by some organizers of record ba­ then walks away from the scene. Enter "Hardy", he zaars and vintage audio fairs! Makes those Sunday takes one look at the discs, and offers to buy them. lunch times listening to a second rate jazz band in the Money changes hands, the lady is satisfied and local pub seem like bliss. Ah! those were the days. "Hardy" is very happy with his find. "Laurel" then realizes that he had been wearing the wrong pair of Master has asked me to apologize for him, again! You (bi-focal) glasses and the warped records were in fact know the old saying "You can't take him anywhere, as flat as the day they came off the presses. Nipper. only back to apologize" — well he asks to say sorry to any UK subscriber who may have been offended by the curt use of their surname only on the last issues Sub scriptions Talking Machine Review is available by postal mailing labels. This was entirely due to an errant subscription direct from the publisher John W Booth, computer program only doing what it was told, and TMR, 105 Sturdee Ave., Gillingham, Kent, ME7 2HG. not was wanted. It is to be hoped that by the time that you read this, it will have received the PC equivalent of Four issues in Europe for £10.00. Cheques, Giro or a sharp needle and do what is wanted, that is provided Postal Orders to be made payable to Master asks it to, of course. TALKING MACHINE REVIEW. For once I’ve been allowed a tailpiece, and you will It is regretted that only cheques drawn against a UK bank find it on the last page of the magazine. This adver­ can be accepted. Eurocheques CANNOT be accepted tisement was in a magazine "Sound" and Sound Wave and will be returned. If your country allows it, we can Illustrated in October 1946, other adverts were for accept payment in all EU country bank notes. USA & Canada checks can be accepted in US$, made Decca, HMV, Columbia, and some very dodgy payable to our honorary US agent: sounding medications : But "Beltona" ?,— and YOU W Klinger, 13532 Bass Lake Road, Chardon, OH 44024, thought it was a record label! Tel: (216) 564-9340 They claimed it was good for curing all aches and Rates: Surface (non EU) £15.00 (US$25.00), pains, especially rheumatism, arthritis, and bad backs; Air: (Zone 1) US$35.00, (Zone 2) £25.00. now Tve told Master off several times for picking up Copyright© 1995 Talking Machine Review. No part of this publication may large boxes of 78-s, I suppose hell want his back be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic photocopying or otherwise except for study rubbing with (a) Beltona. purposes as^ermitted by the Copyright Licensing Agency. 2 8 0 5 Sorting out real names from pseudonyms seems to be one of the main preoccupations of record collectors. It is always rewarding to obtain concrete evidence that the name on the label was a real person Junkshoppers ’ and not a pseudonym. Recently, within the space of a few weeks, I acquired two copies of Piccadilly 672 by the pianist Peggy Desmond and an article about her dating from 1937.